How to secure long-term success with a well-implemented supplier management system
Two-day practical course
As a manufacturer of medical devices or in vitro diagnostics, you depend on numerous suppliers and subcontractors.
For supplier selection, evaluation, and ongoing monitoring, the MDR, the IVDR, and ISO 13485 set out explicit requirements.
In this seminar, you will learn essential foundations and detailed expertise for professional supplier management. Discover how to select the right suppliers, integrate them into your Quality Management System (QMS), evaluate them, and what to consider in escalation management.
After the seminar, you will understand the exact requirements for supplier management and know how to implement them in a process-oriented way within your QMS. This turns supplier management into an effective tool for strengthening supplier relationships and, in the long term, safeguarding the quality and safety of your products.
- Content
- Regulatory requirements
- Outsourced processes
- Supplier selection
- Qualification and approval
- Supplier auditing
- Quality Assurance Agreement (QAA)
- Monitoring and evaluation
- Escalation management and suspension/disqualification
- Change control
- Your Benefits
- You will learn the various requirements for supplier management.
- You will be able to select, qualify/approve, monitor, and evaluate suppliers.
- You will understand what matters in a supplier audit.
- You will know which documentation is required for supplier management.
- You will receive practical, company-ready solutions.
- Methods
Presentation, workshops, real-life examples, discussion, storytelling
- Target Audience
- Internal auditors
- Manufacturers of medical devices and in vitro diagnostics
- Quality management professionals
- Supplier management professionals
